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Lemon Tree (Etz Limon)
Saturday, April 25, 9:30 PM at CINERAMA THEATRE
Director(s): Eran Riklis
Country: France
Year: 2008
Length: 106 MINUTES
Format: 35 mm | Feature
Language: Arabic, French & Hebrew w/subtitles
Director Eran Riklis (_Syrian Bride_) turns a minor backyard skirmish into an affective parable of a divided and politicized region. A Palestinian widow, Salma (in an award-winning performance by Hiam Abbas, The Visitor), finds her beloved lemon grove - a family legacy - threatened when a stubborn Israeli defense minister moves in next door and declares the trees a security threat. Salma takes her seemingly hopeless case all the way to the Israeli High Court with the help of a young Palestinian attorney. Her legal battle stirs the sympathies of the minister's wife (Rona Lipaz-Michael).
Winner of the Panorama Audience Award at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival and nominated for seven Israeli Academy Awards.
Topics: Drama, Israeli-Arab Conflict, Justice.
PRINT SOURCE: IFC Films
WEBSITE: ifcfilms.com
ADDRESS:
Eleven Penn Plaza, 18th floorNew York, 10001, New York, USA
PHONE: 646.273.7209
FAX: 646.273.7250
CONTACT:
Kim Kalyka, kakalyka@ifcfilms.comNat Baruch, natbaruch@ifcfilms.com
FILMS: Strangers (Zarim), Lemon Tree (Etz Limon), Strangers (Zarim) - Tacoma Screening
Sponsors
Community Partner: Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace.
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